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Political troubles not withstanding Iraq should be a rich country, and one with the trappings of its neighbours which includes supertall buildings. Bearing this in mind the forward looking Provincial Council of Basra has hired Mott MacDonald to come up with a feasibility study for a city district that includes a 240 floor building that would be the tallest building in the world.

Dubai might be famed for its skyscrapers but visitors to the city will tell you that much of it remains empty dust-covered lots. One of these could soon see a supertall proposal, one of the first since the 2008 financial crash that has seen the previously growing skyline reach a state of stasis.

It seems almost unbelievable, but the Kingdom Tower in Jeddah could actually happen. The thousand metre plus building will however take a serious amount of high-tech engineering to get it to stand up and beat the current title holder, the Burj Khalifa by at least 173 metres.

Perhaps one of the best examples yet that the residential market in Dubai is leaving recession and starting to expand again is the news that DAMAC Towers by Paramount is selling far ahead of expectations.

Skyscrapers can be a sign of reconstruction, rising out of the ruins of war. With Iraq now in something approaching a state of stability Pritzker Prize winning Iraqi born British architect, Zaha Hadid, has been working on her first high-rise commission for the country.